- 1. Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:00:04 +0000
- ...is my Spit running on only two cylinders? I have only been pootling around town in the Spitfire during recent weeks, and I have not noticed any significant loss of power, but I have noticed a slig
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00148.html (9,253 bytes)
- 2. RE: Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: "DASHWOOD, Dean, FM" <Dean.Dashwood@rbos.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:13:18 -0000
- That is terrible that someone would do something like that to Carly. One night, several years ago, someone bent one of the wiper arms on Christine, and I thought that was bad, but it's nothing compa
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00160.html (12,800 bytes)
- 3. Re: Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:55:28 +0000
- Dear All, Many thanks to those who replied with comments and suggestions to my message of yesterday. I did play with the fuel supply and tuning today, and found that the rear carb was set very lean.
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00162.html (9,026 bytes)
- 4. RE: Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: "Craig Smith" <csmith1@awcwire.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:02:51 -0500
- Your "hunting" at idle may be a leak at the head, intake, or carbs. Go get a spray can of carb cleaner, crank the engine and spray the cleaner around all the joints and linkage of the intake, carb an
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00163.html (8,348 bytes)
- 5. Re: Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:08:30 +0000
- Dear Dean, It really is bizarre. Whoever is doing this is spending quite a lot of time, and even a little money on it. A year or so ago, Carly was "egged" with three dozen fresh eggs, bought from the
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00165.html (9,510 bytes)
- 6. RE: Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gosling, Richard B" <Richard.Gosling@atkinsglobal.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:33:32 -0000
- On the 'hunting' thing, I'd be inclined to suspect an air leak in the intake system somewhere. Suspects could be the throttle shaft where it goes into the carb - the carb housing can get worn after
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00169.html (8,245 bytes)
- 7. Re: Probably a really stupid question, but... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:28:23 +0000
- Thanks, Craig. I have a significant leak at the rear throttle shaft bush. Time for a rebuild... ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Connie - 1968 Conifer Herald 1200 Sa
- /html/spitfires/2004-01/msg00170.html (7,954 bytes)
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